Dancing Mary Nabire and Tessa Welch

I dance when I am happy, I dance when I am sad, I dance when I am lonely, I dance when I am mad. 2

My teacher says, “Sit still! Don’t dance about all day.” 3

But my mother says, “Dancing makes you healthy, Dancing makes you tall, One day you’ll be a dancer, And surprise them all!” 4

And I say, “ One day I’ll dance and people will pay Just to see me leap and twirl” … ‘Her dancing is SO good’, they’ll say.” 5

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Writer: Illustrations: Translated by: Date of Publication: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) Version 3.0 Unported Licence Disclaimer: You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute or credit the original author/s and illustrator/s. © African Storybook Initiative 2013 Dancing Mary Nabire and Tessa Welch Catherine Groenewald This English version was prepared from a translation of a story in the Lusoga language called Okukyina